What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Science Museum of Virginia seeks a professional security guard company to provide high-visibility, guest-focused, overnight unarmed security services at its Richmond, Virginia facility. The contractor must perform routine interior and exterior foot patrols and pipe tours, respond to calls for service, report incidents, and supply all management, supervision, technical support, trained personnel, equipment, and materials. Only U.S.-based organizations are eligible, and prospective offerors must attend a mandatory site visit for their proposal to be accepted. An optional virtual pre-proposal conference will be held via Zoom on December 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM, and written questions are due to Contracting Officer Laura Dearhart by December 11, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST. Offerors must submit sealed proposals digitally via email or online by December 17, 2026, at 4:00 PM, including the completed RFP, pricing schedule, offeror data sheet with at least one reference, small business subcontract plan, and State Corporation Commission form. The museum will award an initial one-year contract with four optional one-year renewals, and an evaluation committee may require optional oral presentations.
Scope of work
- Overnight unarmed security guard services
- Routine foot patrols and pipe tours in interior and exterior spaces
- Responding to calls for service
- Providing written incident and site reports
- Controlling access to facility roofs, loading dock, and after-hours entry
- Furnishing corporate and on-site management, supervision, and technical support
- Providing tailored-fit uniforms, inclement weather gear, and identification badges
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Qualifications and Experience | Not specified |
| DSBSD Small Business Participation | 20 |
| Proposed Pricing | 20 |
| Unannounced Site Visit to a Client of Offeror | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Established presence in Richmond or the surrounding area
- Preferred minimum of five years in the security business
- Experience providing security services in a publicly accessible building
- Registered/licensed with Virginia DCJS per Code of Virginia 9.1-139
- Security personnel with minimum High School Diploma or GED
- Security personnel with minimum one year of security officer experience
- Account Manager with minimum three years of experience
- Proficient in basic verbal and written English communication skills
Documents to include with your response
- Completed and signed RFP and all addenda acknowledgements
- Pricing Schedule (Attachment E)
- Offeror Data Sheet (Attachment F)
- Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Attachment G)
- State Corporation Commission Form (Attachment H)
- Proprietary Information Identification Form (Attachment I), if applicable
- Copy of current business license
- Copies of DCJS license/permit and staff licenses
- Resumes of proposed staff
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed Proposals (hard copy, USB drive, or eVA)
- Instructions
- Submit one original labeled ORIGINAL, three identical copies, and one electronic copy on a USB drive, or submit electronically through eVA.
